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Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking / Textiles, Lace, Embroideries, and Findings, Shopping Hints, Mending, Household Sewing, Trade and Sewing Terms
by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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A$76.26A$68.63
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About This Item
Scranton, PA: Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good, and solidly so. 'Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking / Textiles, Lace, Embroideries, and Findings, Shopping Hints, Mending, Household Sewing', by the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences. Scranton PA: Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, 1923. Octavo, black textured cloth, blindstamped cover title, black imprinting on spine, decorative ribbing on spine, 291 pp. (vi + 267 + xviii). First Edition. A strong Very Good, with corners and spine ends just touched, endpapers toned, contents otherwise near fine. Firmly bound. A notable antiquarian handbook for dress making, replete with black and whote photographs, charts, line drawings and a hearty glossary. See scans. Ships in stout protection. L11
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63925
- Title
- Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking / Textiles, Lace, Embroideries, and Findings, Shopping Hints, Mending, Household Sewing, Trade and Sewing Terms
- Author
- Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, PA
- Date Published
- 1923
- Pages
- 291
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sewing, General, Handbooks & Manuals
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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